Gertrude VI Gertrude wasn’t much for swimming. With a little witch’s trick or two, she got by. She swam down. It felt unnatural to feel the water’s resistance—it urged her to turn back. But this had to be done. Despite the murky conditions the crimson sword Craven’s Edge shone clear as day. She didn’tContinue reading “Resistance: Chapter 21”
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Resistance: Chapter 20
Wild Bill V Sick. Not well. Will not fill caches for some time. Wild Bill folded up the note and slid it back into his pocket. Before he had stumbled upon the captured family, and before the Bread Town Incident, as he had chosen to call it (his traveling companions called it The Jailbreak), thisContinue reading “Resistance: Chapter 20”
Resistance: Chapter 19
Yrsa V Yrsa’s fingers drummed the handle of Gorm’s dagger. He had given it to her right before they left. Her home, Flour Town, was now far behind them. She wasn’t sure when she would be able to give the dagger back. It was a small comfort for her—she hadn’t set the dagger down sinceContinue reading “Resistance: Chapter 19”
Resistance: Chapter 18
Frederick V Frederick walked the docks in the early morning light. His eyes squinted in defiance—he hadn’t gotten a good night’s sleep in some time. These days, he was up until the godless hours working. Frederick’s commercial fleet had doubled, but the paperwork had tripled. King Kyle, and his cronies, had made good on theirContinue reading “Resistance: Chapter 18”
Resistance: Chapter 17
Gertrude V Gertrude strode through the city with Triton-Raven stood silently on her shoulder. The Triton’s Bay folk cast them curious glances and stepped around them wide as if they were afraid that the raven might peck at them for getting too close. Gertrude hadn’t been to Triton’s Bay in ages. The city had aContinue reading “Resistance: Chapter 17”
Resistance: Chapter 16
Wild Bill IV Wild Bill threw himself on the ground. When he looked up, the archer’s bow was arrowless. Wild Bill jumped up as quickly as he could and ran back into the jailhouse, slamming the door behind him. It wouldn’t be long before the townsfolk bashed it in. He pulled the bean out ofContinue reading “Resistance: Chapter 16”
Resistance: Chapter 15
Yrsa IV Yrsa walked through the woods in search of berries. She meandered and lazed about it because there wasn’t much else to do. As she rolled things around in her head, she put words to her feelings of the last few days. While they fled her home, Flour Town, Yrsa wondered why she wasContinue reading “Resistance: Chapter 15”
Resistance: Chapter 14
Frederick IV The King’s Guard, they called themselves. They wore full suits of armor ornamented far beyond the traditional military garb. They lined the docks now while the normal city guard kept the assembled mass of onlookers a healthy distance from the dock’s entrance. It had been a strange week. Frederick stood next to harborContinue reading “Resistance: Chapter 14”
Resistance: Chapter 13
Wild Bill III “Nonsense,” Wild Bill pronounced. “You look great!” The man had ordered his family not to look at him while he wore the dress. Wild Bill winked when he caught the children stealing peaks, chuckling to each other. The truth of it was that their mother would not fit into the dress; sheContinue reading “Resistance: Chapter 13”
Resistance: Chapter 12
Gertrude IV Gertrude woke and first noticed the pain in her face. She had slumped her head down on a rock and now felt like her cheekbones formed a shape around it. She lifted her head and tested her face muscles, wiggling the stiffness out and bringing a hand up to massage her cheek. Blasted,Continue reading “Resistance: Chapter 12”